FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 8, 2013

Contact: Paul Rose

415.601.1637, cell

paul.rose@sfmta.com

**PRESS RELEASE**

SFMTA WEEKEND TRANSIT AND TRAFFIC ADVISORY

San Francisco—The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) advises San Francisco residents and visitors of the following event-related traffic and service impacts this weekend, Saturday, March 9 through Sunday, March 10. Event participants and fun seekers should check with www.sfmta.com or call 311 to find out which of the 80 Muni lines will get them where they want to go.

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Sunday Streets

The first Sunday Streets events will be held this Sunday along the northbound Embarcadero from King Street to Fisherman’s Wharf and down 3^rd Street to Mission Bay. The 3.3-mile route will be available to pedestrians and bicyclists for recreational activities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. These events are free to all participants.

The headquarters for the event will be located at Harry Bridges Plaza in front of the Ferry Building, where participants can get details about activities along the event route as well as free bike rentals and maintenance. Other key locations are Fisherman’s Wharf, East Park (south of Pier 39), Rincon Park, South Beach Park and Mission Bay Park (near Pier 52).  For further event details, please visit www.sundaystreetssf.com.

Beginning at 10:30 a.m., northbound Embarcadero will be closed for the event and will be re-opened by 4:30 p.m.

Southbound Embarcadero will remain open throughout the event.  Motorists should expect heavy traffic around the event area and should allow extra travel time.

Motorists heading to the Fisherman’s Wharf area can use an alternate route by travelling north on 3^rd Street, to Kearny Street, then Columbus Avenue and into the Wharf area.  Enforcement personnel from the SFMTA will be on site to direct traffic. Local access will be allowed to the piers via southbound Embarcadero or cross streets.

The following Muni lines and routes will be affected:

·        T Third

·        1 California

·        2 Clement

·        5 Fulton

·        6 Parnassus

·        8X Bayshore Express

·        9 San Bruno

·        10 Townsend

·        12 Folsom-Pacific

·        14 Mission

·        14L Mission Ltd.

·        21 Hayes

·        30 Stockton

·        31 Balboa

·        38 Geary

·        38L Geary Ltd.

·        39 Coit

·        45 Union-Stockton

·        47 Van Ness

·        71 Haight-Noriega

·        76 Marin Headlands